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The '''[[Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC)''' is a formal advisory body providing important feedback and input for [[ICANN]] regarding its public policy.

The '''[[Governmental Advisory Committee]] (GAC)''' is a formal advisory body providing important feedback and input for [[ICANN]] regarding its public policy. It provides advice to ICANN on public policy aspects of ICANN’s responsibilities with regard to the [[DNS]]. One of its most important responsibilities is analyzing ICANN's activities and policies as they might affect governments.

 

The GAC is an advisory committee to ICANN, created under the ICANN ByLaws. It provides advice to ICANN on public policy aspects of ICANN’s responsibilities with regard to the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). One of its most important responsibilities is analyzing ICANN's activities and policies as they might influence governments, especially with regards to the interaction between [[ICANN]]'s policies and national laws or international agreements.